Ezra 2:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezra 2:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezra 2:16 is a verse from the book of Ezra in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezra 2:16 — KJV
“The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight.”
— Ezra 2:16 (KJV)
Ezra 2:16 in Context — About the Book of Ezra
Ezra records the first waves of return from Babylonian exile — rebuilding the altar, then the temple, against opposition and discouragement. Ezra himself arrives as a scribe devoted to studying, obeying, and teaching God's Word, modeling how revival begins with Scripture and honest confession.
Cross-References for Ezra 2:16
“The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight.”
Shares key themes with Ezra 2:16: children, ater, hezekiah
“The porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, an hundred thirty and eight.”
Shares key themes with Ezra 2:16: children, ater, eight
“To the end that none of all the trees by the waters exalt themselves for their height, neither shoot up their top among the thick boughs, neither their trees stand up in their height, all that drink water: for they are all delivered unto death, to the nether parts of the earth, in the midst of the children of men, with them that go down to the pit. their trees...: or, stand upon themselves for their height”
Shares key themes with Ezra 2:16: children, ater, eight
“And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.”
Shares key themes with Ezra 2:16: ninety, eight
“And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.”
Shares key themes with Ezra 2:16: children, ater
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